Posts Tagged ‘background’

Kansas City station hides JFK image in dura

KCPT-TV, the public television station in Kansas City has some interesting “Easter eggs” on its set, writes TV Barn blogger Aaron Barnhart.

Barnhart was at the station’s studios recently to appear on a Canadian program and noticed the name of one of the station’s hosts, Nick Haines, Photoshopped on to the side of one of the buildings in the background. It turns out the back drop’s designer looks to hide little things like this into his designs, including finding a way to work in an image of John F. Kennedy.

Read more and see more images here.

One problem with projected cityscape backgrounds: Giant seagulls attack

Using a live video feed as an anchor background is becoming increasingly popular. In this type of setup, the image is projected onto an in-studio rear projection screen, flat-panel or chroma keyed in the picture.

However, one downside is when nature gets in the way.

Read more and see the video after the jump.

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